"To Keep Going"

 

Moments gather...

While some remain and others fade away...

Life changes always...

And sometimes you lose pieces of yourself that you never imagined would ever be gone

Beating yourself up about it will not sanctify you

Guilt is not the fruit of learning

Clarity is...

Just because you see it now, does not mean you couldn't see it then

That awareness is evidence of growth, not failure

You did the best you could with what you knew at the time

Don't let new wisdom lead you to condemn yourself over past struggles

Forgiveness comes in the act of moving forward...

Remind yourself just how far you have come

It hasn't been easy...

Those who wish to convict you upon abandonment of them, now begin to understand the difference

You didn't become selfish, you became harder to manipulate...

Please, do not confuse the two...

It is not up to you to desperately try to fix others

Especially with shaking hands and wounds still bleeding

To smile over the hurt and force laughter over the approaching darkness...

The ones who have caused us the most pain cannot heal us...

That's not the way it will ever work...

Lies are supposedly told to spare us hurt feelings...

But the truth of the matter is, they are used against us, because the truth may provoke us to make choices that no longer serve their interests

Gently remind yourself now that not everything everyday has to count

Some days are just about making it to the next one

And that counts too...

Because bravery is the label given to those who keep going

To wake up every morning and try again...

By being bigger than the heaviness trying to weigh you down

To fight back now...

And every single coming day...

Defines the definition of strength.

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